Finnish saunas in Nantes, France
Omikuji Spa & Institut
Omikuji is a Japanese-themed beauty institute and private spa at 7 bis rue Charles Rivière in Rezé, just south of Nantes. Its private spa circuit for two has a hydromassage shower, a five-seat jacuzzi with chromotherapy and a traditional sauna, with matcha tea or sushi as options. A weekday session costs €75 for one hour or €129 for two, more at weekends. It is closed on Tuesdays, and Sunday spa sessions are by appointment.
Aquatonic Nantes
Aquatonic Nantes, on Place Aristide Briand in the city centre, combines an aquatic circuit, a fitness club and a spa with seven treatment rooms. The Parcours Aquatonic comes with a hammam and a sauna; a bath sheet is required in the sauna, a swim cap is compulsory, and men must wear swim briefs or boxers rather than shorts. It opens 8:30 AM to 9 PM on weekdays, 9 AM to 8 PM on Saturday and 10 AM to 7 PM on Sunday.
Nantes Day-SPA
Nantes Day-SPA is an independent private spa at 13 mail Haroun Tazieff in Nantes with three themed spaces booked by the slot: Lagon with a sauna for three or four, Kerguelen with a sauna for two or three, and Oasis with a five-person hammam, each with its own jacuzzi and lounge. Weekday 90-minute slots for two start at €69, and a private hour in the 45°C hammam costs €45 for two. Towels can be hired and sandals are lent.
Le Quintessia
Le Quintessia is a four-star hotel at the foot of the Cens valley in Orvault, just north of Nantes, whose 600 m² spa is open to day visitors. Access includes a sauna, a hammam, a jet pool, a hot tub, a solarium, an ice fountain and a heated indoor pool. Spa access costs €25 for one hour or €35 for two, and a night spa runs on the first Friday of every month from 8 PM to midnight.
Spa Le Maubreuil
The spa of the five-star Château de Maubreuil in Carquefou, a Cinq Mondes partner, sits in the château's vaulted cellars and is open to non-residents by reservation. Besides four treatment rooms it has two private spaces: L'Odyssée Boréale, a private thermal circuit with a sauna and a Nordic bath, and L'Odyssée d'Orient for hammam rituals. It opens 9:30 AM to 8 PM Monday to Saturday and 10 AM to 6 PM on Sunday; treatments start at €65 for 30 minutes.
WellNess Sport Club Nantes Cité des Congrès
WellNess Sport Club Nantes Cité des Congrès is a premium gym on rue Fouré with more than 160 group classes a week, a heated pool for aquabiking and aquagym, and a wellness area with a sauna and a hammam in free access. The wellness area is included in the gym membership rather than sold as a separate entry. The club opens 7 AM to 10 PM on weekdays, 8 AM to 8 PM on Saturday and 8 AM to 5 PM on Sunday.
Omikuji Spa & Institut
Omikuji is a Japanese-themed beauty institute and private spa at 7 bis rue Charles Rivière in Rezé, just south of Nantes. Its private spa circuit for two has a hydromassage shower, a five-seat jacuzzi with chromotherapy and a traditional sauna, with matcha tea or sushi as options. A weekday session costs €75 for one hour or €129 for two, more at weekends. It is closed on Tuesdays, and Sunday spa sessions are by appointment.
Aquatonic Nantes
Aquatonic Nantes, on Place Aristide Briand in the city centre, combines an aquatic circuit, a fitness club and a spa with seven treatment rooms. The Parcours Aquatonic comes with a hammam and a sauna; a bath sheet is required in the sauna, a swim cap is compulsory, and men must wear swim briefs or boxers rather than shorts. It opens 8:30 AM to 9 PM on weekdays, 9 AM to 8 PM on Saturday and 10 AM to 7 PM on Sunday.
Nantes Day-SPA
Nantes Day-SPA is an independent private spa at 13 mail Haroun Tazieff in Nantes with three themed spaces booked by the slot: Lagon with a sauna for three or four, Kerguelen with a sauna for two or three, and Oasis with a five-person hammam, each with its own jacuzzi and lounge. Weekday 90-minute slots for two start at €69, and a private hour in the 45°C hammam costs €45 for two. Towels can be hired and sandals are lent.
Le Quintessia
Le Quintessia is a four-star hotel at the foot of the Cens valley in Orvault, just north of Nantes, whose 600 m² spa is open to day visitors. Access includes a sauna, a hammam, a jet pool, a hot tub, a solarium, an ice fountain and a heated indoor pool. Spa access costs €25 for one hour or €35 for two, and a night spa runs on the first Friday of every month from 8 PM to midnight.
Spa Le Maubreuil
The spa of the five-star Château de Maubreuil in Carquefou, a Cinq Mondes partner, sits in the château's vaulted cellars and is open to non-residents by reservation. Besides four treatment rooms it has two private spaces: L'Odyssée Boréale, a private thermal circuit with a sauna and a Nordic bath, and L'Odyssée d'Orient for hammam rituals. It opens 9:30 AM to 8 PM Monday to Saturday and 10 AM to 6 PM on Sunday; treatments start at €65 for 30 minutes.
WellNess Sport Club Nantes Cité des Congrès
WellNess Sport Club Nantes Cité des Congrès is a premium gym on rue Fouré with more than 160 group classes a week, a heated pool for aquabiking and aquagym, and a wellness area with a sauna and a hammam in free access. The wellness area is included in the gym membership rather than sold as a separate entry. The club opens 7 AM to 10 PM on weekdays, 8 AM to 8 PM on Saturday and 8 AM to 5 PM on Sunday.